transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlap-əs-ˈla-zə-lē, -ˈla-zhə- ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin lapis + Medieval Latin lazuli, genitive of lazulum lapis lazuli, from Arabic lāzaward — more at azure
Date: 15th century
: a semiprecious stone that is usually rich azure blue and is essentially a complex silicate often with spangles of pyrites — called also lapis